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Building collapse after explosion in Pakistan: at least 15 fatalities
- Dec, 18, 2021
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- Pakistan
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A building collapsed following an explosion that caused by a gas leak in a drain in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi on Saturday. At least 15 people died and 16 were injured because of the coll...
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Four people killed after ramp bridge partially collapses in China's Hubei province
- Dec, 18, 2021
- Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Bridges Concrete Structures Structural Systems News On Events News On Failures Other News
- China
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Four people were killed and eight others injured when a part of a ramp bridge in Ezhou City, central China's Hubei Province, tilted on one side on Saturday afternoon, as the local emergency managemen...
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Merdeka 118: world’s Second Tallest Building Tops Out in Malaysia
- Dec, 02, 2021
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- Malaysia
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
In downtown Kuala Lumpur, the capital city of Malaysia, Merdeka 118 topped out at 678.9 metres tall and 118 storeys which construction started 5 years ago. It becomes the second-tallest building in t...
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Powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia's eastern coast
- Dec, 14, 2021
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- Indonesia
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A powerful earthquake of 7.3-magnitude struck off Indonesia's eastern coast on Tuesday, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The quake hit 112 kilometers (69 miles) north of Maume...
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Three fatalities and 6 people missing after building collapses in Ravanusa, Italy
- Dec, 12, 2021
- Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Blasting Effects News On Events News On Failures News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Italy, Ravanusa
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
At least three people have died and at least six others are missing after several buildings in the southern Italian town of Ravanusa collapsed early Sunday morning, according to the Civil Protection...
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Steel or Timber? Carbon footprint of truss structures can be reduced with the aid of new studies
- Nov, 29, 2021
- Trusses Steel Structures Wood Structures Structural Optimization Structural Design News On Products & Services News On Research / Academia News On Publications Other News
- United States, Massachusetts, Cambridge
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Buildings contribute significantly to global warming, not just in their ongoing operations but in the materials used in their construction. Truss structures — those crisscross arrays of diagonal stru...
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Turning it up a notch
- Dec, 10, 2021
- Foundations News On Projects / Industry
- United States, Florida, Fort Lauderdale
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Keller recently brought its engineering expertise and experience of working on open water to a challenging project at one of America’s largest ports – saving the client considerable time and money al...
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Three fatalities after building collapses in southern Egypt
- Dec, 06, 2021
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- Egypt
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
According to the country’s state-run media report, an apartment building collapsed in a southern Egyptian province on Monday, killing at least three children. At least nine injured people were retri...
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A 5D platform for earthquake prevention and control
- Nov, 17, 2021
- Earthquake Engineering Seismic Effects Damage (Structural) Structure Reinforcement Bridges News On Events News On Products & Services News On Projects / Industry News On Software News On Publications News On Research / Academia
- Taiwan
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A five-dimensional (5D) smart city earthquake simulation platform was exhibited by its developer, the National Center for Research on Earthquake Engineering (NCREE), at a press conference in Taipei o...
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Keller donates £300,000 to Vaccines Appeal
Keller is proud to announce a funding contribution of £300,000 to UNICEF's COVID-19 Vaccines Appeal. This funding will help UNICEF to deliver two billion doses of vaccines by the start of 2022 for fr...
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